International Electrical System: Cables

International is recalling about 27 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. This condition may cause an electrical short or a fire, which can result in property damage, personal injury or death.

Campaign
07V499000
Manufacturer
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
Reported
25 October 2007
Vehicles
27
Built between
May 2006 – Jul 2007
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
22 February 2008
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between May 2006 and July 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2007-2008 International MXTBuilt May 2006 to July 2007

What the defect is

On certain trucks, the positive battery cables that supply power from the batteries to the starter may be routed near the engine's exhaust manifold. The excess heat generated by the manifold can cause the cable's insulation to melt, exposing bare wire.

What could happen

This condition may cause an electrical short or a fire, which can result in property damage, personal injury or death.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BATTERY CABLES AND REPLACE THEM IF NECESSARY AND REROUTE THEM AWAY FROM THE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 22, 2008.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMay 2006 to July 2007
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA25 October 2007
  3. Owners notified22 February 2008

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 25 October 2007.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact international at 1-800-448-7825.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
07514
Recalling manufacturer
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

International recall no. 07514.CUSTOMERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

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